Tai Smith, The Animated Imagination

Tai Smith is a young musician from the Central Coast who focuses on a unique mix of Hip-Hop/R&B sound with in-depth lyrical messages. Tai discovered his talent at the age of 8 by writing poetry in elementary school. Tai has continually progressed with his craft. At 13 he began recording music, at 14 he composed a 15 track mixtape that was distributed among peers around his hometown, and at 17 Tai was producing, writing, recording, and mixing songs out of his bedroom with a laptop and a microphone.

He went on to complete another 13 track compilation mixtape that went viral on datpiff.com called “Taking All Innocence.” It wasn’t long until Tai decided to take it a step further. At 20 years old, Tai stepped into his first professional studio in Long Beach, California and recorded “Talented And Intelligent.” The compilation topped off at 27K plays on soundcloud.com and had everybody from his city going nuts. After his big break, Tai decided to finish off a 3rd compilation mixtape holding 10 tracks’.

Tai’s latest venture is yet another example of Tai’s persistence in his dream. On December 12th, 2014, Tai is released a 13 track album titled, “The Animated Imagination” nationwide. Tai is confident he’ll see the results he’s looking for and invites everybody to listen.